By REP. ROGER FREEMAN (Feb. 27, 2014) — Last year, I was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Here’s the thing you think about when you...
By KAREN STRICKLAND and MICHAEL BOGGESS (Feb. 24, 2014) — If you or someone you know has taken a class at one of Washington’s community and...
By DAVID GROVES OLYMPIA (Feb. 7, 2014) — “You know what it means when they pay you minimum wage?” comedian Chris Rock asks. “You know what...
This column has been updated to correct a quote by Sen. Janéa Holmquist Newbry. By JEFF JOHNSON (Jan. 30, 2014) — Contrasting values between House Democrats...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 30, 2014) — Last week, 32 House Democrats joined Jesslyn Farrell (D-Seattle) in proposing to increase our state’s minimum wage to $10...
By GORDON LAFER In 2010, I sat across the table from Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel, who was responsible for negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 17, 2014) — The slow recovery from the Great Recession has heightened stark inequality in the Puget Sound area. Corporate profits and...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 3, 2014) — Happy New Year! Often we take the first day of the year to look back to what happened, or...
By JOHN BURBANK (Dec. 19, 2013) — One week ago the sun set at its earliest: 4:16 p.m. Every day forward means that the sun sets...
By ELIZABETH SHULER (Dec. 11, 2013) — Only 12% of the workforce has paid family leave. While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) — the...